TICKETS FOR WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND
ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 1
LIGHTWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT:
JASON HIGH VS. MIKE RICCI
Las Vegas (March 29, 2016) –World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will return to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. with a stacked lineup of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights led by a world heavyweight championship showdown between reigning kingpin Blagoy Ivanov(13-1) and Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (13-1), phela ka ho NBCSN ka 9 p.m. Et / 6 p.m. PT ka Labohlano, June 17.
In the lightweight (155 lik'hilograma tse) sebedisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, superstars Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" Phahameng ka ho (19-5) le Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with the number one contender ranking at stake.
Turu ho $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, go on sale on Friday, April 1 ka 10 a.m. LE, at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.
“We are looking forward to returning to the great state of Connecticut, and putting on another phenomenal world championship event featuring some of our top superstars, for fans at Foxwoods Resort Casino,"O ile a re World Series ea Roshan Mopresidente Ntate Marena.
Blagoy Ivanov vs.. Josh Copeland
Ivanov of Sulfia, Bulgaria is a 5-foot-11, 29-year-old Judo black belt and Sambo master who has earned 11 ea hae 13 career MMA wins by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa. A le 2008 World Sambo Championships, he made his first big mark in combat sports, defeating all-time great Fedor Emelianenko.
Ivanov made his way to World Series of Fighting after a near-flawless, 8-fight run under the promotion of Bellator, posting an overall, 7-1 record there. He seized the World Series of Fighting heavyweight championship from Smealinho Rama, forcing Rama to tap out from a guillotine choke in the third round (1:17) of their matchup on June 5, 2015, and successfully defended the title for the first time on October 17, scoring ea bobeli ho pota-pota (4:33) TKO ka Derrick Mehman le le barrage ea punches.
Copeland of Denver, Lap. is coming off his World Series of Fighting debut victory, a unanimous decision over Mike “300” Hayes, at WSOF29 on March 12. Le 6, tsamaea ka maoto-1, 33-year-old teammate of undefeated World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin "The a totobatsa" Gaethje has notched 8 ea hae 13 career wins, to date, dessyecik (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.
Jason Phahameng ka ho vs.. Mike Ricci
Following his near 18-month absence from competition, High of Kansas City, Miss. made his long-awaited return to the cage on November 20 at WSOF25, after signing an exclusive, multi-fight contract with World Series of Fighting, and scored a thunderous, bobeli pota (:47) KO ka Estevan Payan with a head kick-punches combination.
The 5-mithara 9, 34-year-old High, a veteran of the UFC and Strikeforce, initially caught the attention of the MMA world while fighting at an elite level in Japan under the promotion of K-1 and Dream where he faced and defeated the likes of Andre Galvao le Hayato “Mach” Sakurai. High also holds a victory over retired phenom My Jordane.
Ricci of Montreal, Quebec, Canada reached the final round on the 16go th season of the hit competition reality show The Ultimate Fighter.
6-leoto, 30-year-old member of famed trainer Firas Zahabi’s Tristar Gym fight team is looking for his fourth consecutive win, after defeating the likes of Jorge Gurgel, George Sotiropoulos le Joe Condon, whom Ricci conquered by way of first round (2:41) KO with a head kick at WSOF25.
Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland, ka 5 p.m. LE, le pele selelekela karete gia tla qala kwa 6 p.m.
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